Tag Archives: Bryan Ward Perkins

CARE & HANDLING OF BARBARIANS

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Dave

Expecting the Barbarians refers to an incident in early Roman history when the barbarians did arrive. The irony is that, in the poem, they do not arrive. The idea being that the ”barbarian” is interior to the individual, representing the … Continue reading →

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WHO SPIKED THE PUNCH

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Dave

When discussing the fall of Rome, there is a desire to latch onto the shortest, the most accessible, and the most direct and dramatic answer to the question lurking in many minds: mind: what does it actually mean for a … Continue reading →

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RAVENNA: ''NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED''

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Dave

O lone Ravenna! many a tale is told Of thy great glories in the days of old: Two thousand years have passed since thou didst see Casar ride forth to royal victory. Mighty thy name when Rome’s lean eagles flew … Continue reading →

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''PROIBITA'': BOOGIE-WOOGIE BARBARIANS

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Dave

Rome and its attendant barbarians have come to serve as such comfortingly familiar symbols of qualities with apparently perpetual relevance to human affairs, that no amount of scholarly research or well-intentioned political re-contextualisation is likely entirely to rescue them from … Continue reading →

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HAIL TO THE CHIEF:THE EMPEROR WEARS GOLD & HAS NO CLOTHES

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Dave

”The prevailing soft multiculturalism of our times has made the phrase “the fall of Rome” a surprisingly controversial one. It’s much preferred to talk about “transformation” rather than “decline and fall.” In this “transformationist” view, the High Classical period of … Continue reading →

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FRIENDS, ROMANS & BARBARIANS:TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK ON CIVILIZATION

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Dave

Huns, Vandals, Goths; wild hordes of savages who broke down the gates of the civilized world? Or is their evil fame the result of a bad historical press? The prevailing soft multiculturalism of our times has made the phrase “the … Continue reading →

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WILL THE LAST BARBARIAN POETICALLY TURN OUT THE LIGHT

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Dave

The barbarian invasions destroyed classical civilization in the period 350-700 A.D. The period included the fall of Rome in A.D. 476 and through the 500 or so years that followed , the Dark Ages became the early Middle Ages. … Continue reading →